Red Planet People

Red Planet People is a crew of six academics dedicated to the future of human space exploration. First mission: 2 weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station!

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Registration is free! We are looking forward to sharing all about what we learned on our mission at @MDRSupdates 🚀

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Want to know more about space analog missions?

Drop your questions below and we might answer them ✨LIVE✨ on @TheMarsSociety’s podcast tonight!

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JOIN US TODAY (July 15, 9pm EST) for the next episode of #RedPlanetLive as our host Ron Craig talks with members of Crew 245 about their recent Mars analog experience at the Mars Desert Research Station in #Utah. For details, visit: https://t.co/qWU9JR0Bdh. #stem #education #mdrs

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Enjoy an Official Tour of the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) with Crew 245 (Team Patamars) https://t.co/QPZGEdsYeS via @YouTube #stem #simulatemars #marsanalog #analogmission #education #themarssociety

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A video by MDRS Crew 245 - FIRST STEPS ON MARS - Mars Desert Research Station | Astronaut Analog Mission | https://t.co/zCAlXpoTJn via @YouTube #mdrs #marsanalog #stem #themarssociety

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Great job by #MDRS Crew 245! #marsanalog #simulatemars #analogmission #utah

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MDRS - the world's largest & longest-running Mars simulation facility in the world. #themarssociety #analogastronaut

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Go Crew 245! #marsanalog #simulatemars #stem #utah

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A little tasty Martian baking inside the living quarters of the main #MDRS hab to help keep our hard-working crew fed. #marsanalog #simulatemars #baking #utah #themarssociety #ucolorado

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Crew 245 departing the main hab on the day's EVA mission at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. Lots of research to carry out in the area, including collecting geological samples. #simulatemars #utah #marsanalog #analogastronaut #stem #education #mars #mdrs

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This leaves no doubt to where Crew 245, currently in simulation at our Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, wants to go in the not-too-distant future. On to Mars! [Image: Taken pre-sim] #marsanalog #simulatemars #stem #crewtraining #research @MDRSupdates

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GLAD TO BE BACK! We're pleased to report that Crew 245 (Team Patarmars) arrived safely at our #MDRS campus in Utah yesterday & has begun its 2-week analog program to kick-off the 2020-21 field season. #simulatemars #marsanalog #education #ucolorado #themarssociety #stem

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Packing list: the 5 essentials everyone needs for their first trip to Mars! https://t.co/NxwbQFg1ES #gtalumni

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Wondering how we keep our energy up for EVAs? #spacesnacks #mealsonmars

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#PurdueAAE PhD candidate Julio Hernandez (far left) is at Mars Desert Research Station in Utah for analog mission.

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An early look at #MDRS Crew 245. A lot to accomplish in a 2-week span! #marsanalog #simulatemars #science #stem #education

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Throwback Thursday to our first day at MDRS! We were able to walk on the surface of "Mars" without our spacesuits before the simulation began. Now, we only venture beyond the Station while fully protected by our EVA suits.

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If you want to help us make our analog research as rigorous as possible on our mission, please chip in here! Donations go straight to research equipment and fees :) https://t.co/0kXXmVgdYl

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Big News! Crew Engineer @_ShravanH has just been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship @NSFGRFP, which will fund his graduate research at MIT! He will be working with an instrument called MOXIE to research oxygen production on Mars.

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We are excited for Shravan's upcoming NSF-funded research, and are looking forward getting to know first-hand just how important efficient use of resources is on another planet. Sustainability is essential for human space exploration, and for the success of our mission!